Denis Smith (24 January 1907 – 12 September 1979) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matches for England in 1935.
[1] He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1927 against Somerset, when he was out for a duck in the only innings he played and was given a chance to bowl just 10 balls.
A tall left-handed opening batsman who played his strokes, and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] Smith was the mainstay of Derbyshire's batting line-up during the 1930s,[citation needed] the most successful period in the county's history.
[2] Smith played two Test matches against the South Africans in 1935, and took part in the Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Australia in 1935–36 (where no tests were played).
[2] His career aggregate of runs and his 30 centuries for the county were both Derbyshire records until beaten by Kim Barnett in the 1990s.